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The Internet and other technologies are helping airline passengers fight back against delayed flights and shoddy service. They're posting video of "airline nightmares" on YouTube, running hot lines and lobbying Congress. So far, though, there's little to show for their efforts.

Republican presidential candidate Rudolph Giuliani is winning the battle for political donations in Texas. The former New York mayor has collected three times as much as any other GOP contender.

Nearly 500 children were given away to childless military families, sold on the black market, or abandoned at hospitals during Argentina's Dirty War. Today, many victims are coming to terms with their past — and their newly discovered families.

Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens rejected an appeal by former Illinois Gov. George Ryan. Once hailed for clearing his state's death row, Ryan, 73, must report to a federal correctional center by Wednesday to serve time for a corruption conviction.

President Bush will award the Medal of Freedom to eight people, including the president of Liberia, the founder of the C-SPAN network, and the author of To Kill a Mockingbird. Cuban dissident Oscar Biscet will also be recognized, although he is in prison in Cuba.

President Bush accuses Congress of dragging its feet on key pieces of domestic legislation, urging quick action on budget and children's health measures. The president calls on lawmakers to compromise with him on funding the children's health program known as SCHIP.

President Bush accused Congress of dragging its feet on key domestic legislation, urging quick action on budget and children's health measures. The president called on lawmakers to compromise on funding the children's health program known as SCHIP. Earlier this month, the president vetoed a measure to boost spending for the program by $35 billion.

The Chicago Police Department is disbanding its elite Special Operations Section. Seven officers have been charged with robbery and kidnapping. Chicago Tribune reporter Dave Heinzmann talks about the SOS unit and the police department's action.

The latest nationwide report from the Texas Transportation Institute shows that San Diegans spend an average of 57 hours a year sitting in idle traffic during rush hour.

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